Service restored after smoke stalls CTA Blue Line

Train service along the CTA Blue Line was restored a little after 4:30 p.m. after smoke in the subway in Logan Square disrupted service beginning about an hour earlier.

No injuries were reported. Preliminary investigation indicated that the smoke came from a cable in the subway touching a support for the electrified third rail, the spokeswoman said.

Chicago Fire Department Cmdr. Will Knight said firefighters were responded to a small rubbish fire on Blue Line subway tracks at Milwaukee and Spaulding Avenues.

By just after 4:30, all service along the Blue Line between the Irving Park Road and Damen Avenue stops was restored, the CTA spokeswoman said. Shuttle buses had run between the stations during the disruption.